The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northampton requiring SOA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SOA over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
48
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing SOA
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northampton
SOA falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Northampton.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
271
196
92
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northampton
96.44%
90.32%
91.09%
Number of daily rates quoted
247
159
64
10th Percentile
£268
£355
£192
25th Percentile
£340
£382
£300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£375
£445
£453
Median % change year-on-year
-15.73%
-1.71%
-2.11%
75th Percentile
£447
£575
£503
90th Percentile
£500
£620
£600
Northamptonshire median daily rate
£375
£445
£475
% change year-on-year
-15.73%
-6.32%
+2.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
0
1
Median hourly rate
£21.39
-
£14.52
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-5.28%
Northamptonshire median hourly rate
£21.39
£36.34
£51.00
% change year-on-year
-41.14%
-28.75%
+45.71%
SOA Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton
Job postings citing SOA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northampton.
SOA Daily Rate Trend in Northampton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northampton citing SOA.
SOA Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton
For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SOA also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Northampton region with a requirement for SOA.
SOA Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
